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< The funeralprocession leaves forthe grave site on theMandela farm in Qunuin the Eastern Capelast Sunday. Story andmore photographs onpages 3. FOTO: FELIXDLANGAMANDLA
= Graca Machel andWinnie MadikizelaMandela at theMthatha Airport duringthe arrival of theremains of the lateformer PresidentNelson Mandela inMthatha. FOTO: GCIS
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Police recoveredweapons and dagga
< Constables Dumani Cekiso, Siziwe Sikhulu and Luvuyo Xenge of theWillowvale Police Station with the recovered dangerous weapons anddagga. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
= Constable Luvuyo Xenge shows weapons that were allegedly used byboys during faction fighting. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
THE Eastern Cape MEC for Human Settle-ment, Safety and Liaison, Helen Sauls-Au-gust, has warned the communities to stop hid-ing the criminals; insteadthey must report themstraight to the police.
Sauls-August was speakingduring the launch of the vil-lage committees in Manzanalocation in Ngcobo lastWednesday.
The village committee’stask was to curb crime intheir areas of residence,working together with theCommunity Policing Forums(CPF) and communities.
This launch of the villagecommittees followed the esca-lation of crime in that areawhich includes the rape of a72 year-old woman, who wasallegedly infected by HIV/Aids and the perpetrator is behind bars.
Sauls-August said the investigation of thepolice depends on the information from thecommunity. Without the information fromthem their (police) hands are tied.
“We need volunteers who will fight crimeday and night so that in our areas childrencan play freely especially in this festive sea-son,” said Sauls-August.
She called on municipalities to look at waysand means to light up rural areas and provide
some means of technology to curb crime. Theattendees started mumbling when Sauls-Au-gust mentioned the rape of a six weeks’ oldbaby by her 24-year-old uncle, the incidentwhich shocked the whole world.
“Don’t leave kids with menbecause you put their lives indanger. They cannot be trustednow.” Sauls-August also calledon young people, particularlygirls, to make good choices andnot to sleep with old men be-cause they need money. She wasreferring to the issue of sugar-daddies that had entrenchedSouth Africa. She advised themto stay at school and educatethemselves in moulding theirbright future.
The MEC also handed over ahouse to a 72-year-old womenwho was raped and was diag-nosed HIV positive after thatrape.
Community members ex-pressed their gratitude for the
initiative of village committees promising towork hand in glove with them.
“We have sleepless nights in our ‘lalis’ (lo-cality) because of the boys who especially dur-ing the pay days knock on our doors and wedon’t know what they want and they arearmed with dangerous weapons. We are hop-ing that the formation of these village com-mittees will ease the high rate of crime in ourlocations,” said Nowinile Jiyose a member ofthe community.
‘Don’t hide criminals’- Sauls-August
MEC Helen SaulsAugustaddressing the audience inNgcobo last week.PHOTO:SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
Sadly, in June 2006, while I was at work,someone broke into my garden cottage andRugby Museum. Among personal belong-ings, original amateur 15 man code Interna-tional and South African Provincial memo-rabilia, including books, lapel badges, longsleeved match worn numbered jerseys andmatch day programmes were stolen. Detailsof stolen memorabilia and wants are availa-ble on request.
The acquisition of the much sought afterrugby memorabilia took 47 years.
I appeal to anybody who gets offered anyof thestolenmemorabilia tocontactmewith-out any delay.
Inadditionto locatingthestolengoods, I’mlooking for the following memorabilia onTranskei Rugby: Commemorative tie, lapel
badge, match day programmes, match wornnumbered Transkei jersey without spon-sor’s logo and without striped sleeves andplayer’s tie.
Furthermore, apart from former Interna-tional and South African Provincial playersfrom the amateur era, I appeal to readerswho could help me to obtain much sought af-ter memorabilia to contact me.
I am supporting the following sides: Lon-don Scottish and Villager’s Rugby Clubs,Blue Bulls, British Lions, Scotland andSouth Africa. I can be contacted on 0 083 6890896. Or write to FJ van der Vyver, PO Box5122, Pretoria 0001.
Mr FJ van der Vyver, Van’s RugbyMuseum
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A MAN (44), suspected of raping and im-pregnating his biological daughter (15)was arrested by the members of the Fami-ly Violence, Child Protection and SexualOffences unit in Butterworth last week.
Police Spokesperson, Captain JacksonManatha, said the man from MpenguzaVillage in Butterworth was arrested at hishome.The rape allegedly took place on May 11
in the Mpenduza Village, while the girl’smother was away attending a night vigilin the area.“The girl didn’t speak to her mother or
teachers about her ordeal. Her mom no-ticed that her daughter’s stomach was be-coming big; she then asked her what hap-pened,” said Manatha.He said it was only then that she told her
mother that she had been raped by her fa-ther. The mother went straight to the But-terworth Police Station to open a caseagainst her husband.In a separate incident, the Centane and
Willowvale Police recovered loads of dan-gerous weapons from boys in different vil-lages near Centane and Willowvale.The weapons were used during faction
fights between the boys from different vil-lages.They allegedly don’t allow others to en-
ter their villages, resulting in fighting.
Fatherarrestedforalleged rape
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
MTHATA Fever reporter Simbongile Mdl-edle was among the hundreds of media at-tending Nelson Mande-la’s funeral and was inQunu in the days beforethe funeral.Reportersusually tell readersabout other people’sviews and experiences.In this report Sim tellsabout his personal expe-rience as a reporter andbeing part of this sad,though historic, occa-sion.
“I really feel honouredto have been part of SouthAfrica’s history duringthe reign of its belovedleader, Tata Nelson Rho-lihlahla Mandela.Even though journalists were not allowed
to go close to thegrave, just covering the event
and telling the world how history was beingmade, was absolutely out of this world.The next generation will only learn about
himinhistorybookswhilst thepresentgenera-tion had the priviledge ofspending timewith this in-ternational icon whilst hewas still alive.I was only 15 years old
when Mandela was re-leased from prison. As aboy from the bundus Iwould never have thoughtthat one day I would bepart of his funeral, letalone to see him face toface.The first occasionwas in
2003 at the Lusikisiki Col-lege of Educationwhere hewas handing out ARVs topatients with HIV/Aids.In 2005 I saw him at the
funeral ofhis secondoldestson, Makgatho Mandela,
and 2007 at the wedding of his grandsonMand-la Mandela.
My story aboutMandela Even though I never even shook his hand, itwas just a wonderful experience seeing him inreal life at not only on a television screen.His funeral and the days preceding itwere, for
me, a combination of sadness, celebration andanger. On the first announcement that TataMandela was no more, sadness was written onthe faces of the people; sadness over the loss ofa dearly loved leader who changed the lives ofmany people in this country.Atprayer servicesheld inMthathaand its sur-
rounds, themourners’ faceswere grief-stricken.After the announcementQunuwas as quiet as
the grave. People just sat in front of their televi-sions trying to believe thatMadibawasnomore.As the first initial days of unbelief and denial
passed and people started to accept his depar-ture, they began to celebrate his life. During
Cell phones and tablets were used by thousands to captureTata Madiba’s last journey to his resting place in Qunu onSunday. PHOTO: CHRISTIAAN KOTZE
Many mourners gathered at public viewing places aroundQunu to watch the funeral on big screens.PHOTO: WERNERHILLS
NELSONMANDELA:A JOURNEY’S END
State funeral foraworld icon
Heads of State, Royalty and many VVIPs from around the globeattended Sunday’s funeral service in a custombuilt dome at Qunu.POHTO: FELIX DLANGAMANDLA
Simbongile Mdledle.T
gatherings, suchashis night vigil, people start-ed to sing songs praising him as a hero and em-phasizing there would be no one like him.In his hometown andMthatha, thousands of
people were eagerly waiting from early in themorning for his remains to arrive at Mthathaairport.Many people in Qunu complained of not be-
ing given an opportunity to see his body, de-spite the fact that he was born here.Themilitary plane carrying the body of Tata
Madiba arrived at 13h30 in the company of twohelicopters. The human chain started in frontof Mthatha Airport and stretched to his homein Qunu.Mandela has been laid to rest after a long
walk to freedom.Mayhis soul rest in peace. So-pitsho, Yemyem, Vela bembhentsele.
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YANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA AND GREGNOTA
THE Ingquza Hill Local Municipality was sur-rounded by controversy recently after strik-ing hawkers’ demands that the mayor be oust-ed were followed by conflicting reports aboutthe mayor allegedly being suspended and an-other mayor elected to replace him.
Municipal Manager, Mluleki Fihlani, alsowrote a letter to the Fever denying that themayor had been suspended. It was recentlyannounced by the Provincial ANC Secretary,Oscar Mabuyane, and the Secretary of ANCin the OR Tambo region, Mlamli Ngcu-kayithobi, that the mayor was advised by theANC to take long leave.
Mayor Pat Mdingi, of Ingquza Municipali-ty, confirmed that he was never suspendedand that he was on leave for the whole monthof November.
“I do not know what made people think thatI was suspended because now I am back frommy annual leave ready to pick up where I left
off,” said Mdingi.During the Land Summit held by the mu-
nicipality at Margate the mayor talked abouthow the municipality was going to developthe Ingquza Hill area, which includes thetowns Flagstaff and Lusikisiki.
He referred to the new mall planned forFlagstaff and said that as soon as the year be-gins, construction of the mall called FlagstaffSquare would commence, while upgradework would also be done in the town.
According to Ngcukayithobi the mayorwas advised by the ANC to take long leavepending the investigations that the Lusik-isiki Hawkers’ Association and communitymembers labelled against him.
“Now that his leave had expired, he hadbeen advised again to extend it by two weeks,since the investigation has been completedbut the findings can only be tabled after thefuneral of Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela at thecaucus meeting at Ingquza,” said Ngcu-kayithobi.
YANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA
THE Alfred Nzo Social Development andSpecial Programmes Department held acommunity discussion on 16 Days of Activ-ism in the Colana Locality in Mount Frererecently, promoting non-violent activitiesin rural areas.
Communications officer for the AlfredNzo Social Development and Special Pro-grammes Department, Mlamli Mfana, saidthey had targeted the Colana location, be-cause it was one of the communities with ahigh rate of violence, according to reports.
He said the day went as planned and peo-ple opened up and spoke about matters that
affect them, leaving them bitter and vulner-able.
Sandiswa Khumalo from this locationsaid they were grateful for the discussion-platform, since talking about pressing mat-ters, such as being victims of violence, of-fered relief.
“We always say we are not cared for ascommunities, but not everyone who worksfor government is self-centred and the rep-resentatives of the department of specialprogrammes is proof thereof,” added Khum-alo.
Members from the South African PoliceServices and delegates from other govern-ment departments also attended the com-munity dialogue
YANDISA POPPY DLEMBULA
THE Ingquza Hill Local Municipality held atwo-day Land Summit in Margate recentlywhere they talked about possible ways to getthe government working with the peoplepeacefully as far as land is concerned.
The Municipal Manager, Mluleki Fihlani,said the purpose of the land summit was toget stakeholders together to come up with so-lutions for problems that the municipalityand stakeholders may be facing.
The problems that were discussed relatedto a dispute over land which the people saywas taken illegally from them and problemsrelating to development along the coast.
“We are going to talk to the Ingquza Hillcommunity and other relevant people inmaking sure that what happens in the PortSt Johns area mostly is what the people wantand to also make sure that the N2 and spin-offs of the planned projects will also benefitthe community of the Ingquza area,” saidFihlani.
Councillors and traditional leaders wereinvolved in the summit and they were activein asking questions about issues they neededclarity on after reports from the South Afri-can National Roads Agency Limited (SAN-RAL) regarding the proposed construction ofthe toll road from Isipingo to East Londonalong the coast and other stakeholders.
Ingquza Municipality Mayor, CouncillorPat Mdingi, said there was still a lot thatneeds to be done as land disputes are verycommon between the government and thepeople and they are becoming a problem.
“The N2 Highway will bring a lot of devel-opment for our small towns and the reason
for this summit is to come together and gettips on how to control land invasion andcome up with solutions to work together inmaking all this a success,” concluded Mdin-gi.
Clarityon IngquzaMayor sagaThe Ingquza Hill LocalMunicipal Mayor, Pat Mdingi.PHOTO:YANDISA DLEMBULA
16Days of activism in Colana
The Ingeza Masoka Dance group from Mount Frereperforming at the 16 Days of Activism event in Colana.PHOTO:YANDISA DLEMBULA
Peaceful resolution to land issue soughtat Ingquzasummit
Cllr Dumisani Mjokovane, Speaker for Ingquza Municipality, together with the mayor, Cllr PatMdingi, at the Land Summit in Margate. PHOTO: YANDISA DLEMBULA
The Municipal Manager, Mluleki Fihlani,delivering his speech at the Land Summit.PHOTO:YANDISA DLEMBULA
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ITSHANTLIZIYO kumasiko nezithethe nak-wisiNtu ngobubanzi kwidolophu yaseMt Ay-liff, uMhla-ngeqwele ‘Sihlobo’ Mrhabula uk-holelwa ekubeni ukuwa ukuziphathangokungatshongo khona okanye kakubi kwa-bantwana kunganqandeka ngokuthi bakhun-juzwe ngemvelaphi yabo besebancinane.
Ngawo onke amaxesha babeneminyhadalaefana nezi-“jadu”, ukhuphiswano lweentom-bi nabafana neminye iminyhadala ye-siNtunanjengoko kwakusenzeka mandulo.USihlobo nowazalelwa kwindawo yaseTon-
ti kwakuyo la dolophu yamaXesibe uthi intoesamgcine ehlonipha yindlela akhule ngayoesekeleze-lwe kumasiko, nto leyo anqwenelaukuba ingenzeka nakwesi isizukulwana si-landelayo nesibonakala ngathi silahlekile.“Ndibona isizwe esimnyama esilahlekileyo
nesingazaziyo ukuba siyaphi,” uthethe wat-sho. Udize ukuba isiko lihamba nentloniphoyilo nto kufanele kuzanywe aba bantwanabasebancinane ba-ngasalahleka ngokuthi ba-landele inkqubo yaseNtshona nebenza ban-gakwazi ukuziphathabangene tshitshekwizi-yobisi kwakunye nokwenza izinto e-zinxam-nye nesiNtu sabo.Le ndoda neyayisakuba yindlavini ithi em-
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REPORTER
DUE to the death of former President NelsonRolihlahla Mandela, the Buyel’ekhaya PanAfrican Music festival has moved the date ofits concert, whichwas set to take place on De-cember 15, to Sunday, December 22.
This has also necessitated a change of ven-ue from the Buffalo Cricket Park to the Bor-der Rugby Stadium (ABSA). Tickets to thisannual gathering of music enthusiasts arestill available at Computicket priced at R180.Fans that have already purchased their tick-
ets should not be upset as they can still re-deem their tickets onDecember 22; otherwisearrangementswill bemade for refundswherenecessary.The best of local and continental musical
talents will perform in this festival which isamulticultural event aimed at celebrating in-digenous African expressions.Themain festival starting at 6pmwill kick-
startwith a 45-minute tribute to Tat’ uMande-la byway of a collaboration by various artistsin the line-up and a moving oration by wellrenowned Pan African poet Zolani Mkiva.The full line-up includes Grammy Award
winning Angelique Kidjo, Grammy nomi-nees Hugh Masekela (SA), Vusi Mahlasela(SA) and other talented artists such as Ringo(SA), The Soil (SA), Zonke (SA), DJ Zinhle(SA), DJ Oskido and Candy (SA), DJ Pastor(SA), Ndingo Jawah (Botswana), LaPheefa(SA), Asanda (SA), Phaphama (SA).The festival is powered by Eastern Cape
Parks and Tourism Agency the National De-partment of Arts and Culture, Amathole mu-nicipality and Buffalo city.Buyel’khaya, which loosely translates to
“return home,” does well to encourage andturn the national attention on the cultural
wealth that defines the general African expe-rience. The festival is proving to be a greateconomic driver in the city of East Londonand surrounds. It has helped to stimulatetourism in the area, with music lovers com-ing from all over the country to enjoy the var-ious attractions theEasternCape has to offer.These include the Nelson Mandela Muse-
um, the Addo Elephant Park, the ShamwariGame Park and many others.Tickets are available at Computicket and
cost between R180 and R300.For more information and updates join the
Buyel’ekhaya Music Festival on Facebook.
Music Festival postponed to December 22Mafikizolo will perform at the Buyel’ekhaya Pan African Music Festival on December 22. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
REPORTER
THE Eastern Cape (EC) Gospel talentsearch which was conducted throughoutthe province was a success and culminat-ed in fhe finals which were held recentlyat Hemingways Hotel, East London.
This initiative of the Eastern Cape Gov-ernment was aimed at creating a platformfor developing gospel artists to showcasetheir talent and be assisted to penetratethe Gospel Music industry.It was led by the MEC for Sport, Recrea-
tion, Arts and Culture, Xoliswa Tom. Theinitiative started last year, focusing ongroup performances.
Last year, the talent search project sawthe winner, Starlet, a gospel group fromLusikisiki, securing a recording deal withone of the major record companies in thecountry, EMI.
Through structured and focused sup-port, the group had released and launchedits debut album in April 2013.This year the focus had been on solo art-
ists. About 500 artists from all eight dis-tricts of the province, inclusive of the twoMetros, participated at the auditions thatran from July 13 till August 25 at variouscentres around the province.A total of 108 of these artists qualified
for the quarter finals that were held at theEastern Cape Audio Visual Centre in East
ECgospel talent search a huge successLondon on November 6.Thirty (30) of these artists battled it out
at the semi-finals that were held at Ham-burg Artists’ Village on November 15.Three high profile personalities who
are well experienced in the field of GospelMusic were responsible for assessing theartists. The panel was led by the legendarySizwe Zako and also had Tshepo Nzi-mande of Zuz’muzi Music Production andNomonde Vakalisa of Umhlobo WeneneFM.Speaking his heart out at the semi-finals
Tshepo Nzimande had this to say: “I wasabout to close my record company, but thetalent I have seen in the Eastern Capemakes me think otherwise. I want to raise
money and invest in the artists from theEastern Cape.”“To me they are all winners. That is the
reason I have asked the coordinators to co-ordinate a performance by all 30 semi-fi-nalists singing together as one,” said ex-cited MEC Xoliswa Tom.The winners were as follows: first prize
went to Siphokazi Sondishe (Amathole)whowon R50 000 and a recording deal. Sec-ond was Lutsha Yolelo (Amathole) win-ning R30 000 and a recording deal, whileSharon Johnson (Cacadu) was in third,winning R20 000 and a recording deal,Nozibele Mtshutshwane (Alfred Nzo)
and Remana Smit (Joe Gqabi) also won re-cording deals.
ABONGILE JUBASE
THE Seed Of Faith Foundation held an ArtsFestival in the multi-purpose centre hall inMqanduli on Saturday, December 7.
This event was aimed at showcasing the tal-ent of youngpeople to increase their confidencelevels. It was organised byNolufefe Kunjuwhois the founder of the Seed of Faith Foundationwhichstrives tobringhope in the livesofyoungpeople through community engagement.“I do these events out of the goodness of my
heart with the support of my family and Godbeing a huge part of my life,” said Kunju.
According to Kunju, originally each groupand individual performer were required topay a performance fee.But Kunju found out, on checking their
backgrounds, that many of these performerscouldn’t afford the fee, so the performance feewas cancelled and the audience also enteredfree of charge.The event showcased talents in drama,mu-
sic, modern dancing, traditional dancing, po-etry, art-work and stand-up comedy.The winning groups and individuals took
home awards and were pleased with the ac-knowledgement of their talents and theawards.
Arts Festival held inMqanduli town
The organisers of thefestival seen with thewinners.PHOTO:SUPPLIED
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ExteriorTheOutback is a large vehicle,
whichmakes it look like the fam-ily stationwagon - which it par-tially is. And to be honest, fewmanufacturers can boast mak-ing a stationwagon look sexy andin my opinion the designers atSubaru cannot boast of this.However, the S in the name is
for Sporty and this model fea-tures some great design ele-ments to get this look successful-ly. These include roofrails and18-inch alloy wheels, while thecolour coding all-round gives ita classy, well-finished look.
Interior:TheOutback has tons of interi-
or space. The rear legroom is
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NewSubaruoutback is sportyandpractical
The new SubaruOutback 2.5iSPHOTO:QUICKPIC
very generous and the rear seatscan, with the pull of a lever, bereclined, as well as folded for-ward, to increase the boot capac-ity. You could fit a double sleepercouch easily into that cargospace. Various little hooks andstorage compartments keep yourgrocery bags and other cargohooked up and secure so thatthey don’t roll around in that bigboot. The cargo floor also has ahidden storage compartment forthe removable boot cover, veryhandy indeed.The leather seats and sunroof
give it an expensive look, but theplasticky look and feel of thedashboard is a bit of a letdown.
RideOne of the most impressive
features is the fact that this cardrives and feels like a normalfamily car, but it offers the versa-tility of being able to go off-roadand be driven like a real 4x4. Ithas high ground clearance -which is not only perfect for 4x4drives but also conquers the ur-ban jungle’s speedhumps andpavements (for when parking islimited).We took the Subaru Outback
on a trip to Port Alfred, the per-fect vehicle to drive with on thepothole-riddled roads of thiscoastal town.The drive on the long roadwas
comfortable, although it did feelat times that there wasn’tenough power in the engine forthis bulk of a car.
Standard Subaru specificationBeing such a big car, the rear-
facing camera is very useful in-deed. Other luxury features arethe sunroof, leather seats witheight-way setting adjustment forthe driver, dual-zone climatecontrol, multi-function steeringwheel, cruise control, electronichandbrake and a BlueTooth/Mp3/USB audio system with sixspeakers.
Safety featuresThe Outback has a 5-Star AN-
CAP rating and features sevenairbags, ISOFIX child seat an-chor points, anti-lock brakes,traction control and stabilitycontrol, as well as a limited slipdifferential, which all help keeptheOutback stuck to the road, re-gardless of conditions.Hill assisthelps so that the car doesn’t rollback when pulling away on in-clines.
similarly priced to all-road Germanrivals, but none of them offers asmuch off-road ability or standard fea-tures.All Subaru Outback models come
Verdict:The Subaru is a very good blend of
4×4 ability with station wagon practi-cality ina car that drives like the fami-ly sedan. As far as price goes it is very
standard with a 3-year/ 100 000 kmwarranty. Both 2.5-litre petrol modelsfeature a 3-year/ 75 000 km mainte-nance plan, the Diesel CVT featuringa 3-year/ 60 000 kmmaintenance plan.
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WITH arguably one of the most evocativebadges of all the British automakers, the newF-Type from Jaguar is a true balance of histo-ry and the future coming together in a car.
The styling not only points toward the di-rection for future Jaguar models but alsoharks back to some of their legendary sportscars like the E-Type – a car which serves aslarge inspiration for the new F-Type. Looksaside, the new F-Type, in 3.0 V6 S guise,
sounds nostalgic and real, just like Jags ofyears gone by.Powering this model is a 3.0-litre super-
charged V6 petrol engine which drives therear wheels, with 280 kW on tap along witha full complement of luxurious extrasmakingit a truly desirable sports machine.
The other finalists for the SAGMWesbankCarof theYear2014 competitionare (in al-phabetical order):
2013 Audi A3 Sportback 1.4T FSI Manual
2013 Lexus IS 350 F-Sport2013 Mercedes Benz A 45 AMG2013 Peugeot 208 GTi2013 Porsche Cayman S2013 Renault Clio 4 66kW Turbo Dynamique2013 Volvo V40 D3 Excel2013 VW Golf 7 1.4 TSI 90kW Comfortline DSG
Choosing the winner:The next step in the process is a stringent
two-day evaluation session to be held in Gau-teng in January 2014.The evaluation days offer the Jury the op-
portunity of reacquainting themselves with
Jaguar F-Type 3.0V6 S
Jaguar FType 3.0 V6 S. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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the vehicles and specific aspects such as aes-thetics, build quality, ergonomics, fuel con-sumption, environmental friendliness, safetyfeatures and value for money, to name but afew.The Jury will also have access to independ-
ent performance test data, comparative pric-ing and specification data from RGT Smart,as well as comparative parts pricing data,compiled by Malcolm Kinsey.The winner of the 2014 WesBank / SAGMJ
Car the Year will be revealed at a gala ban-quet in February 2014.
SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE
THIS week, our Legends’ cornershines the spotlight on a former Tran-skei soccer great, who was the Achil-les heel of his opponents.
Mhlekazi “Gindla”Mkatini grew upin the Ngangelizwe Township in Mt-hatha and the name Gindla was givento him by his friend, Monwabisi Jojo.His family later moved from Ngan-
gelizwe to Eagle Street in town.Gindla started playing football at
the age of eight, playing for a teamcalled Covers. Later he played for CityBirds and after that for the ThembuRoyals.The Thembu Royals’ scouts saw
Gindla’s immense soccer-playing po-tential while he was stil a pupil atNgangelizwe High.He played alongside prominent
players of the day, like Zola ‘Wajima’Dunywa and Levy ‘Membra’ Tom.“Those guys had a great influence onmy football career, because they moti-vated me.”Gindla regards Fisher Galo as a per-
son who assisted him to grow in hisfootball career.“I was never on the bench. I was al-
ways in the starting line-upandFisher
alwaysmotivatedme to keepmy gameup.”For Thembu, Gindla was a deadly
striker who always tormented the de-fence.In 1976 he moved to St John’s Col-
lege, still playing for the Thembu Roy-als.The most successful year for Mkati-
ni was 1977 when he became ThembuRoyals’ Footballer of the Year. In 1981he left Thembu to join Bush Bucks.Bush Bucks had top strikers like Tsid-iso Letlaka and Cooper Didishe, so thecoach groomed Gindla to become a de-fender, playing alongside Lloyd Mahl-angu.Among other soccer greats Gindla
played with at Bush Bucks were Rich-ard Herman, Kena Phosa and Bar-racks Ncandane. He captained BushBucks for four years. He said therewas a time when they were collectingeach and every point in their matchesin the Transkei and winning all thecups.“We were punishing our opponents
by scoring up to 25 goals in a singlematch. We were really a strong team.”His highlight-matchwas playing for
ThembuRoyals against BushBucks atSecludo Park in the Castle ShieldKnockout Final.
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Former soccer great Mhlekazi “Gindla” Mkatini. PHOTO:SIMBONGILEMDLEDLE
“They were leading by 4-1, but weequalized and the game ended 4-4. Wewent to extra time, but there were nogoals, so we went onto the penaltystage andweeventuallywon thegame.In that game I scored two goals.”He revealed that no defender had
given him sleepless nights while hewas still a striker. “But when I playeddefender, the late Evans Scheepersgave me a hard time.”Due to injuries, Gindlawas forced to
retire from football and he subse-quently changed his focus to educa-tion.After his illustrious football career,
he obtained twonational diplomas. Heworked at Mr Bread, Cash PayMasterServices and is currently working atthe OR Tambo District Municipalityas an Acting Director in Rural, Eco-nomic Development and Planning.Gindla is a family man who stays
with his mother and children.He urged young sport stars to arm
themselves with a good education. “Acareer in sport could be short-livedand therefor a good education is para-mount. Youngsters should also makesure they stay fit and stay away fromdrugs.”